DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 9 AUG 2016

i. Prime
Minister Narendra Modi has launched the new PMO app at a function organised by
MyGov in New Delhi.

ii. The app
would correspond to the website of the Prime Minister’s Office.

iii. The new
app will allow mobile users to connect with the website of the Prime Minister's
Office.

2. NATIONAL HANDLOOM DAY HAS CELEBRATED ON 7
AUGUST

i. The
second National Handloom Day has been celebrated all over the country on 7
August

ii. The
first National Handloom Day was celebrated last year in Chennai on 7th August,
2015.

iii. It
seeks to highlight the contribution of handloom to the socioeconomic
development of the country and promote handlooms to increase income of weavers
and also enhance their pride.

3.
TELANGANA SIGNS MOU WITH ISRO FOR WATER RESOURCES INFO SYSTEM

i. Telangana
Irrigation Department has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian
Space Research Organisation for setting up a Telangana Water Resources
Information System on the ‘Bhuvan’ web
portal.

ii. The main
aim is to capture every field-level irrigation network including dams/barrages,
anicuts, main and field channels, etc. and mark every irrigation structure on
satellite visualisation tool Bhuvan

iii. It will
assess the accurate reserves of water in thousands of Tanks and reservoirs
across the state.

4.
GYMNAST DIPA KARMAKAR BECOMES FIRST INDIAN TO QUALIFY FOR VAULT FINALS

i. Gymnast
Dipa Karmakar created history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to qualify
for the finals of artistic Gymnastics at the Rio 2016 Olympics.

ii. She
qualified after finishing eighth on the standings in the final round in the
Individual vault final of artistic gymnastics

iii. Dipa
Karmakar is from in Agartala, Tripura.

iv. She had
created history becoming the first Indian female gymnast to win bronze medal in history of the games.

5.
OLYMPICS 2016 OPENS WITH A GLITTERING CEREMONY IN RIO DE JANERIO

i. The 31st
Summer Olympic Games has opened in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, with a
vibrant opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium.

ii. Acting
Brazil President Michel Temer declared open the Games.

iii. The
theme of Rio De Janerio Olympic is world peace and environment.

6. IOA
ANNOUNCES CASH AWARD FOR MEDAL WINNING ATHLETE IN RIO OLYMPICS

i. Indian
Olympic Association has announced a cash award of 50 lakh rupees for the gold
medal winning athlete in the Rio Olympics.

ii. The
government also announced reward of 30 lakh rupees for silver and 20 lakh
rupees for bronze.

iii. The
coaches will be awarded an equivalent of 50 % of the amount that the athletes
receive.

iv. Indian
Railways has also announced a cash award of 1 crore rupees for its athlete who
wins a gold medal at the Rio Olympics.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. AT WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PLACES 1ST
HANDLOOM DAY CELEBRATED?

a. Mumbai

b. Gandhi
Nagar

c. New Delhi

d. Chennai

2. WHEN
NATIONAL HANDLOOM DAY IS BEING OBSERVED?

a. 7th
August

b. 6th
August

c. 8th
August

d. 9th
August

3.
“MARACANA STADIUM” IS SITUATED AT?

a. Kolkata,
India

b. New York,
USA

c. London,
Britain

d. Rio De
Janerio, Brazil

4. NAME
THE 1ST INDIAN GYMNAST, WHO HAS RECENTLY WON THE BRONZE MEDAL IN RIO
SUMMEROLYMPICS?